Lampropeltis ruthveni
Lampropeltis ruthveni (common name: Ruthven's kingsnake) is a species of kingsnake in the family Colubridae.[1][3] The species was described by Frank N. Blanchard in 1920 and named after American herpetologist Alexander Grant Ruthven.[3][4] It is endemic to Mexico.[1][3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Lampropeltis |
| Species: | L. ruthveni |
| Binomial name | |
| Lampropeltis ruthveni | |
Geographic range
L. ruthveni is found in the Mexican states of Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Michoacán, and Querétaro.[3]
Habitat and conservation
Lampropeltis ruthveni occurs in thorn forest and pine-oak forest. It is a common species but its abundance is decreasing. It is collected for the international pet trade (sometimes illegally), and also habitat loss (deforestation) is a threat.[1]
References
- Ponce-Campos P, Flores-Villela O (2007). "Lampropeltis ruthveni ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2007: e.T63832A12720383. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63832A12720383.en. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- Blanchard FN (1920). "A Synopsis of the King Snakes: Genus Lampropeltis Fitzinger". Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan (87): 1-7.
- Lampropeltis ruthveni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2 September 2015.
- Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Lampropeltis ruthveni, p. 230).
Further reading
- Blanchard FN (1920). "Three New Snakes of the Genus Lampropeltis ". Occ. Pap. Mus. Zool., Univ. Michigan (81): 1-10. (Lampropeltis ruthveni, new species, pp. 8–10 + Plate I, figure 2).
- Hansen RW, Salmon GT (2017). "Distribution analysis, taxonomic updates, and conservation status of the Lampropeltis mexicana group (Serpentes: Colubridae)". Mesoamerican Herpetology 4 (4): 700–758. (Lampropeltis ruthveni, pp. 739–741, Figures 28-29 + map on p. 722). (in English, with an abstract in Spanish).
- Heimes P (2016). Snakes of Mexico: Herpetofauna Mexicana Vol. I. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Chimaira. 572 pp. ISBN 978-3899731002.
- Hubbs B (2004). A Collective Natural History of California, Sonoran, Durango, and Queretaro Mountain Kingsnakes. Tempe, Arizona: Tricolor Books. 370 pp. ISBN 978--0-9754641-0-6.
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